CB6 Slams DOT Over Unprotected E. 17th St Bike Plan

"Manhattan Community Board 6 voted to oppose the city's proposed unprotected bike lane on East 17th Street and urged the New York City Department of Transportation to pursue a fully protected design instead. In a resolution, the board said a painted, unprotected lane should be considered only if the agency cannot complete a feasibility study for a protected option before the city's summer resurfacing schedule."

"The full board of Manhattan Community Board 6 voted 35-4, with three abstentions, to back a protected bike lane on East 17th Street instead of the unprotected curbside strip DOT put on the table, according to Streetsblog New York City. The resolution, which allows for a conventional painted lane only if DOT has not wrapped up its feasibility study before resurfacing,"

"City data gave board members plenty of cover for insisting on protection. The Department of Transportation's before-and-after safety evaluation found that protected bike lanes reduced total injuries by about 14.8% and cut serious pedestrian injuries or deaths by roughly 29.2%, while conventional painted lanes delivered much smaller safety gains in many cases, as per NYC DOT. DOT's Safety Treatment Evaluation and its "Safe Streets for Cycling" work form the backbone of the board's argument th"

Manhattan Community Board 6 voted 35-4, with three abstentions, to oppose an unprotected curbside bike lane on East 17th Street and to push the New York City Department of Transportation for a fully protected design. The board permitted a conventional painted lane only if DOT cannot finish a feasibility study for a protected option before the city's summer resurfacing schedule. The contested stretch runs between First Avenue and Park Avenue South in Gramercy, where city records show 76 reported crashes injuring 40 people from January 2022 through December 2025. Board members cited DOT safety evaluations showing larger injury reductions from protected lanes and framed the decision as weighing safety against parking impacts.

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